14 September 2017

We inform the Swarm users that due to an anomaly that occurred on the VFM (Vector Field Magnetometer) on board Swarm Bravo, i.e., VFM generation time of science packet frozen from 11/09/2017 03:54 UTC to 13/09/2017 12:24 UTC, the Swarm Level 0 data for this time window was not generated.

14 September 2017

We are pleased to announce that the registration for the first massive open online course on 'Radar Remote Sensing' is now open. 'Echoes in Space' is commencing on 09 Oct 2017. This course comprises of five lessons and allows self-paced learning.

06 September 2017

A new ESA initiative, Investing in Industrial Innovation in Earth Observation – also known as 'InCubed' - kicked off today with an open call for European businesses to apply for a chance to gain financial and practical support for industry projects.

04 September 2017

The Sentinel-5P satellite has arrived in Plesetsk in northern Russia to be prepared for liftoff on 13 October. Built to deliver global maps of air pollutants every day and in more detail than ever before, this latest Copernicus mission will set a new standard for monitoring air quality.

29 August 2017

Combining images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission and the US Landsat-8 satellite between October 2015 and the end of 2016, this land-cover classification map shows different crops across Germany. A total of 2.2 TB of data were used to generate the map, which distinguishes between 21 land cover classes and includes 15 specific crop types.

25 August 2017

The third consultation meeting of EO Open Science, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), will soon take place in ESA/ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) from 25 to 28 September 2017. Those wishing to participate are kindly requested to register on the event website.